Washington-area obituaries of note

Obituaries of residents from the District, Maryland and Northern Virginia.

Frank B. Pesci Sr., 86, a Democrat who represented Prince George’s County in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1971 to 1986 and who then spent a few years as a lobbyist for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, died Jan. 17 at a hospital in Annapolis, Md. The cause was complications from Parkinson’s disease, said a daughter, Marianna Judy.

Dr. Pesci was born in Somerville, N.J., and grew up in nearby Raritan. In the state house, he chaired subcommittees on health, education, government operations and the environment. He did not seek reelection in 1986.

He had a doctorate in education administration and held adjunct and associate professorships at American University and other colleges in the area for decades. He also had been dean of student affairs at Prince George’s Community College in the 1960s. He was a past chairman of the legislative advisory council of the Southern Regional Education Board.

He was the founder of the now-defunct Rose Organization, which in the early 1990s produced musical theater shows in the area. He was a resident of New Carrollton, Md., for much of his career but moved to Bowie, Md., a few years ago.

— From staff reports